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Current Affairs –June 2020 Current Affairs –June 2020 Current Affairs ─ June 2020 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of June 2020. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Gradeand Officer Grade, etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade, etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll, which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in a precise and interesting way. Copyright and Disclaimer Copyright 2020 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. The user of this e-book is prohibited to reuse, retain, copy, distribute or republish any contents or a part of contents of this e-book in any manner without written consent of the publisher. We strive to update the contents of our website and tutorials as timely and as precisely as possible, however, the contents may contain inaccuracies or errors. Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. provides no guarantee regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of our website or its contents including this tutorial. If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs –June 2020 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ June 2020 ............................................................................................................................... i Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 9 BILLS AND ACTS......................................................................................................................... 13 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 15 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 17 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 20 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 26 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 29 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 37 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 40 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 46 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 55 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 68 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 71 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................... 94 ii Current Affairs –June 2020 PLACES IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................... 99 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 102 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 119 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 124 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 126 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 133 iii Appointments Current Affairs –June 2020 1. Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland Former spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Finland. He is a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. Kumar served as the spokesperson of the MEA from July 2017 to April 2020. In Finland, Kumar succeeds Vani Rao. In the past, he has looked after the East Asia desk in the headquarters of the MEA in Delhi and served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta followed by his posting as Consul General in Frankfurt. 2. Gaitri I. Kumar appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom Seasoned diplomat Gaitri I Kumar has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. She succeeds Ruchi Ghanashyam. Prior to this appointment, the 1986-batch Indian Foreign Service Officer was serving as Indian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union. Ms Kumar served in multiple Indian missions including in Paris, Kathmandu, Lisbon and Geneva. She also served as Joint Secretary in the Americas division at the ministry's headquarters in Delhi. 3. Arun Singhal appointed as Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Arun Singhal as the new Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He will replace GSG Ayyangar. Prior to this appointment, Singhal was serving as Special Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare. FSSAI is India’s apex food regulator and is responsible for setting up standards for the food industry and regulate the manufacturing, storage, distribution, sale, and import of foods. 1 Current Affairs –June 2020 4. PR Jaishankar appointed as Managing Director of IIFCL The Banks Board Bureau has appointed PR Jaishankar as the Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL). He is the Executive Director at National Housing Bank. The position at IIFCL was lying vacant since June 13, 2017. Banks Board Bureau is a body of eminent professionals and officials to make recommendations for appointment of whole- time directors as well as non-executive chairpersons of public sector banks (PSBs) and state-owned financial institutions. 5. Pradip Kumar Tripathi assumed charge as Secretary in Ministry of Steel Mr Pradip Kumar Tripathi has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel. He succeeds Binoy Kumar. Mr Tripathi is an IAS officer of 1987 batch of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. Prior to this appointment, Mr Tripathi had been posted as Special Secretary and Establishment Officer in Department of Personnel and Training. The appointment of Mr Tripathi was approved by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet. The Ministry of Steel is responsible for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India. 6. Sushil Kumar Singhal appointed as High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. He is presently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He will replace Vijay Kumar. Sushil Kumar Singhal had earlier served as Ambassador to Angola, Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya and he was also DPR to UNEP and UN Habitat in Nairobi. He had also served in Indian Missions in Tanzania, Belgium, Bangladesh, Hungary in different capacities. 2 Current Affairs –June 2020 7. Mr. Sibi George appointed as Ambassador of India to Kuwait Sibi George, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1993 batch, has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Kuwait. He is at present India's Ambassador in Switzerland. He will replace K. Jeeva Sagar. Sibi George was first appointed as Political Officer in Egypt. He has worked in Indian Missions at Doha, Islamabad, Washington DC, Tehran and Riyadh in various capacities. The Ministry of External Affairs awarded him the SK Singh Award for Excellence in Foreign Service in 2014. 8. Rahul Shrivastava appointed as next Ambassador of India to Romania The government has appointed Rahul Shrivastava as the new Ambassador of India to Romania. He is presently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External
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